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satoshin • Jun 29, 2023, 4:59 pm EDT

The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking

A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary history When a pseudonymous programmer introduced “a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party” to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few people paid attention. Ten years later, and against all odds, this upstart autonomous decentralized software offers an unstoppable and globally accessible hard money alternative to modern central banks. The Bitcoin Standard analyzes the historical context to the rise of Bitcoin, the economic properties that have allowed it to grow quickly, and its likely economic, political, and social implications. While Bitcoin is

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tinam • May 31, 2023, 9:39 am EDT

Will Pro-Bitcoin Presidential Candidates Make Crypto A Key 2024 Talking Point?

As the world moves towards a more digital future, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have emerged as critical players in the global economy. With the rise of Bitcoin, many are now wondering if 2024 presidential candidates will make crypto a key talking point during their campaigns. While some may see it as a niche topic, the growing industry could have significant implications for the future of finance and regulation. As such, the direction of the next election cycle could directly impact the future of crypto and its potential for broader adoption. In this article, we’ll delve into why pro-Bitcoin candidates may emerge and whether crypto will become a critical political issue in 2024.

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satoshin • Jun 7, 2017, 10:22 am EDT

Bitcoin surges 8% to record near $3,000 before giving up some gains

Bitcoin surged more than 8 percent at one point on Tuesday to a record, breaking above $2,900. The digital currency hit a high of $2,967.48 earlier in the session before giving back some gains to trade at $2,779.67, according to CoinDesk. The cryptocurrency came off its record shortly after Mark Cuban said it was in a bubble. The Bitcoin Investment Trust (GBTC) fund, which tracks bitcoin, rose 3.3 percent and traded record highs. Ethereum, an alternative cryptocurrency to bitcoin, also rose on Tuesday, advancing nearly 3 percent to build on Monday’s record-setting session and its massive year-to-date gains. Bitcoin has

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satoshin • Jun 2, 2017, 9:43 am EDT

Bitcoin Solves Runaway Inflation by Undermining Trusted Third Parties

Bankers, governments, and other trusted centralized organizations require society to be steeped in runaway inflation. These fiduciary cartels thrive when they manipulate the money supply and cause drastic shifts in prices within the market economy they lord over. They believe the money supply must be regulated and controlled for the economy to function optimally, lest society collapses as a result of too little currency injection. Also read: Bitcoin Could Progress the Fourth Industrial Revolution Says Wealth Manager Luckily, bitcoin solves the dilemma of needing a trusted third party to control the money supply. Before delving further into why this is the case, everyone must possess

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satoshin • May 30, 2017, 11:49 am EDT

Skyrocketing bitcoin is more than just an investment — it could help the world, says investor

Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that has been on a tear of late, is not only an attractive investment, but it is also a potential solution to easing a strained global financial system, according to a top money manager. The current debt-based market with unlimited supply and limited borders, allows for “too much quantitative easing,” which is behind the problem of “too much debt and too little growth,” according to Rainer Michael Preiss, executive director of Taurus Wealth Advisors. And that, he said, is where bitcoin comes in. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Denarium Bitcoins. “Governments are potentially having long-term issues with debt

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satoshin • May 30, 2017, 7:57 am EDT

Tokens are early today, but will transform technology tomorrow.

Thoughts on Tokens – Balaji S. Srinivasan By Balaji S. Srinivasan and Naval Ravikant The exponential rise of non-Bitcoin tokens prior to the coming correction. Data from coinmarketcap.com/charts In 2014, we wrote that “Bitcoin is more than money, and more than a protocol. It’s a model and platform for true crowdfunding — open, distributed, and liquid all the way.” That new model is here, and it’s based on the idea of an appcoin or token: a scarce digital asset based on underlying technology inspired by Bitcoin. While indisputably frothy, as of this writing the token sector sits at a combined market cap

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satoshin • May 25, 2017, 7:38 am EDT

How Bitcoin will see massive adoption – it might surprise you.

Cryptocurrencies could see massive adoption perhaps in a way a typical fiat currency would not. Here is how: As people will keep spending fiat (why hold on to it, it loses quickly in value) they will naturally try to preserve and hold on to their bitcoin. Exceptions of course exist: if there is some real imperative for them to spend, they will spend their Bitcoin – this alone has been hailed as distinct marker of a debt-ridden society in which capital continuously gets misallocated and one where a limited asset constraints capital investments and makes sure they will have a superior return

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satoshin • May 25, 2017, 7:22 am EDT

Bitcoin blows past $2,500, $2,600, and $2,700

The bitcoin rally just keeps going. Thursday’s action has run bitcoin above $2,500, $2,600, and $2,700 for the first time. It hit a high of $2,749 before paring its gains. Currently, the cryptocurrency trades up 11.2%, or $270, at $2,682 a coin. It has gained in 27 of the past 30 sessions and has tacked on more than 130% over that time. Bitcoin has climbed aout 20% since Tuesday’s close, propelled by news that the Digital Currency Group, representing 56 companies in 21 countries, reached a scaling agreement at the Consensus 2017 conference in New York. The announcement was the latest bit of good news

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satoshin • Feb 27, 2017, 7:40 am EST

The Economics Of Bitcoin – Why Mainstream Economists Lie About Deflation

As many of my regular readers know, I’ve already written a few articles on Bitcoin that explain why it is money. In those articles I have addressed why the inherent properties of Bitcoin give it value as a medium of exchange. One of those properties that I mentioned, but did not go into very deeply, is the deflationary aspect of the currency system. Bitcoins are inherently deflationary as a currency because they will eventually top out in the number that can be produced. Eventually total Bitcoin circulation will reach about 21 million coins, and after that, no new coins can be created.

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satoshin • Jan 18, 2017, 7:38 am EST

Strongest Currency of 2015? Bitcoin (And 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

(Change against US $ at 12 December 2015 against rates one year ago) Bitcoin (XBT) +21% Israeli Shekel (ILS) +2% US Dollar (USD) Swiss Franc (CHF) -2% Japanese Yen (JPY) – 2% Bottom 5 weakest currencies in 2015 Venezuelan Bolivar (Black market rate) -78% Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH) -34% Brazilian Real (BRL) -33% South African Rand (ZAR) -31% Colombian Peso (COP) -28% The FX markets in 2015 have been defined by the De-Risking phenomenon: investors have fled from risk into the main hard currencies, namely XBT(Bitcoin), USD, CHF and JPY. They have retreated from VEF, UAH, BRL, ZAR, COP, RUB. XAU (Gold)

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